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Double Fine Productions, Inc. is an American video game developer based in San Francisco, California. It is a first-party developer of Xbox Game Studios. Founded in July 2000 by Tim Schafer shortly after his departure from LucasArts, Double Fine's first two games – Psychonauts and Brütal Legend – underperformed publishers' expectations despite critical praise. The future of the company was assured when Schafer turned to several in-house prototypes built during a two-week period known as "Amnesia

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Quick facts

Founded
2000-07
Country
United States
Headquarters
San Francisco
Industry
video game industry
Employees
65
Website
www.doublefine.com
Parent company
Xbox Game Studios

How Double Fine connects to other topics

founded by Tim Schafer
subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
backed by Tim Schafer
developed by Psychonauts 2
subsidiary of Xbox Game Studios
acquired by Xbox Game Studios
developer of Kiln
was acquired by Microsoft
developed by Psychonauts
developer of Grim Fandango Remastered
developed by Kiln
developed by Keeper

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